Protective covering for pneumatic-tired wheels.



, L; J. TETLOW. v PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR PNEUMATIC TIRED WHEELS.

APPLIOATION IILE D JULY 14, 1911.

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PROTECTIVE C(lVERING FOR PNEUMATIC-TIRED WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, M1 123.-

Application filed July 14, 1911. Serial No. new.

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lewis J. Tnrnow, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of West Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protective Coverings for Pneumatic'lired Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to protective coverings for pneumatic tired wheels and has for its object to provide an outer protective covering to encircle and inclose' the usual shoe or tire case with, combined therewith, means for the secure retention of the protective covering in its relation to the tire, which means is susceptible of permitting both quick and easy application and removal.

The invention is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side view of a tire and wheel rim with my protective covering and its fastening means in place thereon. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on line 22, Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on line 33, Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A represents a rim of a clcncher type engaged with which is the outer shoe or tire case B, the edge of which incloses and holds in place the inner pneumatic tube C.

D represents the protective tire covering which is of annular form and of proper dimension to circumfercntially inclose the tire, and is cross sectionally of approximatelya partially circular form. This tire covering has at its opposite edge portions a plurality of eye lugs, a comparatively large number of these being distributed in proper separations throughout the entire circular extent of each edge portion of the tire covering. Of these eye lugs IL representseye mei'nbers, and (t represents flat plate like attaclnnent portions, these being secured to the protector D by being overlapped internally of the marginal portions of the protector and secured by rivets (Z. Curved rods E E are engaged through the eye lugs which have their positions slightly inwardly beyond the edges of the annular tire protector D and they have nuts f screw engaged on their protruding ends so that the rods are tightly locked in their relations shown and become to all intents and purposes integral with "the ear lugs. A. series of links G are pivotally hung to the curved rods and inwardly extended therefrom. These links are held against circumferential displacement by being engaged letween pairs of the eye lugs.

J J represent a plurality ofcurved rods engaged through the inner extremities of the links; and these rods have their end no tions which are extendedthrough and a jacent the links made with screw threads it on which nuts 2' are screw engaged, which nuts are adapted to be set against the op posite faces of the links.

hen the nuts 2' 2' are loosened relatively to the ear lugs adjacent which they are plied, the curved rods J J and the links therewith may be swung from the curved rods E which form their fulcrun'is to the open position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 so that the protective covering is easily applied in its place about the tire or removed therefrom. When the protective covering is in its place the curved rods are swung upon the links to their inward positions of bearing against the flanks of the tire shoe and retained against displacement outwardly from such position by the ti ening up of the nuts 2 2' against oppo: edges of the links. This securing of the link carried curved rods J J in their inward po sitions, as shown by-the full lines in Figs. 2 and 3, may be most effectively and reliably done by the simple provision of the nuts An explanation in this connection is here given as follows: The links are practicahly the same as members which are hinged on the rods Z), and when they are bodily swung outwardlyto carry the confining curved rods J J with them there is necessarily a degree of oscillation between the outer extren'iities of the links and such rods J J; and if such oscillation is prevented the links will he bound againsttheir swinging movements and there can be no outward carrying by them of the curved rods. 'lhcrefore, by set ting the nuts z' i, which are carried in screw engagement on the rods in clamping engagementagainst the opposite edges of the links, the whole annular cage-like structui'e so held with its opposite retaining parts in confinei-ncnt as to render a loosening or detachment from the tired wheel an impcssi bility.

I claim 1. An annular protective tire covering or L. a u

havin links pivotally connected with and inwar ly extending from the inner edges thereof, curved rods engaged through the links, andhaving nuts screw threading thereon at opposite sides of the links and detachablybinding against the latter, whereby oscillatory movement relatively between the links and curved rods is prevented.

2. A protecting tire covering having eye members extending inwardly beyond its opposite edges, curved rods engaged through the eye members and having links engaged thereon, other curved rods engaged through the links and having pairs of nuts screw threading thereon at opposite sides of the links and binding against the latter, said second named curved rods being adapted to have confined positions against the opposite flank portions of the tire.

3. An annular protective tirecovering having a series of plates made with eye- 7 lugs riveted to the inner edge portions therethe end portions thereof which are extended through the links which are adjacent thereto screw threaded, and having nuts engaged thereon, and adapted to be set against the opposite faces of the links.

Signed by me at Springfield, Mass, in

presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' LEWIS J. TETLOW.

Witnesses: v

WM. S. BELLOWS, G. R. DR1soor r.. 

